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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “nie”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “nie”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

BLPaczka shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #1 2 Grainsoft – integracja z InPost Paczkomaty 8K+ · 4.8★ (33) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Autopay dla WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #4 5 DHL eCommerce (Poland) dla WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Slovenská pošta – ePodací hárok 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 releva.nz | Dynamisches Retargeting 80+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 FacturaONE para WooCommerce con VeriFactu 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 Empik for Woocommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Namoman Image Editor (NIE) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 VG WORT METIS 1K+ · 2.6★ (14) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 SDP Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Spotrebiteľské práva pre WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 [Niewspierana wersja – sprawdź nową] epaka.pl – Integracja z WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Nip Finder 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Kalkulator dodatku mieszkaniowego — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 eSprzedawca AI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 SEPA Sign — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Multipasko – Wyniki Lotto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 globkurier.pl – Integracja z WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 MITS No Lonely Words — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Factukit: Checkout Fields for Verifactu — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 BLPaczka 300+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #11 13 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.